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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 84 · 1991
Mettur
Winner — 1991
S. SUNDARAMBAL
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 49.3%PMK 24.8%10 others 25.9%
Votes
53,368
49.3% share
Winning margin
26,543
24.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
60.8%
of 1,78,129
Mettur is a safe seat — S. SUNDARAMBAL won by 24.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. SUNDARAMBAL |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 53,368 | 49.3% |
| 2 | G.K. MANI | 26,825 | 24.8% | |
| 3 | M. SEERANGAN | 17,878 | 16.5% | |
| 4 | K.P. NACHIMUTHU | IND | 8,822 | 8.2% |
| 5 | K. BALAGANGADARAN | IND | 342 | 0.3% |
| 6 | K.K. SIDDAN | IND | 338 | 0.3% |
| 7 | R. PALANISAMY | IND | 246 | 0.2% |
| 8 | K. SUBRAMANIAM | IND | 119 | 0.1% |
| 9 | V.C. NATARAJAN | IND | 95 | 0.1% |
| 10 | M. KRISHNASASMY | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 11 | M. ANTHONYSAMY | IND | 74 | 0.1% |
| 12 | T. MUTHU | IND | 61 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (22nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 1.2% · max 24.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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22nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
39th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 49.3%PMK 24.8%CPM 16.5%IND 8.2%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,82,056
Density
665 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.8%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation35.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel84.5%
Health insurance67.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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